Interesting and visceral work from Hoicka, an artist whose approach stems from a studio-based practice. Hoicka plays within a variety of media, with recent focus on performance art and painting.  Humour, sexuality and gender, desire and the abject are all ripe for exploration in Hoicka’s hands.Her work was shown recently at the White House Studio …

JOB POSTING – ART INSTRUCTOR Terms: Occasional part-timeStart Date: 7 September 2011Salary Level: $18 to $30/hourLanguage of work: English Oakville Galleries is a leading public art museum where contemporary art is the impetus for stimulating thought, shifting perspectives and inspiring engagement. Through two sites, the Galleries serve communities in Oakville, Halton Region and wider audiences nationally and …

Installation and booth, on Saturday July 23rd, 1pm-9pm, between Dufferin and Landsdown. Public Exposure is a group of diverse commercial and fine artists who focus on collaboration as a means to produce large-scale, interactive work. Prior work includes self-published zines, such as “Public Exposure – For your Safety” and the “Cavalcade” exhibition at XPACE. Participating …

Meet us on the commons Nathalie Quagliotto, Maturity Turn, 2011. Meet us on the commons is a multi-media group exhibition featuring emerging artists: Sarah Febbraro, Serena Lee in dialogue with Anna Okrasko, Derek Liddington, Nathalie Quagliotto, Sarah Sharkey Pearce and Mariangela Piccione, Stacey Sproule, and the Department of Unusual Certainties. Opening Reception: Thursday, July 21st, 2011, 6 …

Job Posting: Director, XPACE Cultural Centre XPACE Cultural Centre is a non-profit organization dedicated to emerging art and design. Our goal is to bridge students with their established counterparts through experimental programming that cultivates public dialogue. This allows for a dynamic art space that questions and re-evaluates the cultural and artistic expectations of visual language. …

Jian Ghomeshi interviews James Moore on CBC Radio.Have a listen here.  

Congratulations to Elise, whose booth at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition won both the Best Student in Photography Award and the Best Student Award. Nice! Check out her website, and look for future posts from Elise, who is currently at the Spark Contemporary Residency in Syracuse, New York, along with artists Jillian Ross and Liam …

Phase 1 of WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND is coming to a close. Join the cast, crew, Crapheads and upcoming artists participating in What Goes Around Comes Around for a FREE reception:Saturday July 9th, 2011. from 7pm. Check out these shots from the set of Life of a Craphead‘s movie production: bugs.  

Now that we’re past the half-way point of our stay, we’re really starting to focus on our upcoming show. Elise was a trooper this morning and woke up at 630am to be out and about with her camera and I put the finishing touches on a new sculpture (after sleeping in). Unfortunately Jillian left for …